1. THE CONVENTION
"I'd rather take my kids to watch a dumpster fire [than attend the RNC]." Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse
At least at the outset, Senator Sasse's quote seems to sum up the RNC.
"Monday will supply the surest signal yet of how a Trumpian gathering might feel different. The initial wattage appears somewhat low. Luminaries include a soap opera actor, a "Duck Dynasty" star and the actor Scott Baio..." From NYT - Republican Convention: Floor Fighting on Day 1
+ From WaPo - The Daily 202: Seven things to watch at the Republican convention in Cleveland
+ From FiveThirtyEight - The End Of A Republican Party
+ "Recent polls have shown that Trump had 0% approval among black voters in Ohio and Pennsylvania, key states. Manigualt, however, insisted that Trump has big support in the African American community. “I’m just wondering who they called because those numbers would be flawed. My reality is that I’m surrounded by people who want see Donald Trump as the next president of the United States, who are African-American,” Manigualt said. From Fortune - Ex- ‘Apprentice’ Star Omarosa Named Trump’s Director of African-American Outreach
2. MONEY
This seems like it might be the beginning of an effort to answer the widening wealth gap and shrinking of the middle class. "The changing political winds have emboldened those who say that fears that Social Security will go bankrupt are overblown. Until recently, all the talk in Washington regarding Social Security was about cuts. But a grass-roots progressive coalition began campaigning for expansion nearly three years ago, and it has succeeded in moving the concept to the center of the Democratic Party." From NYT - Calls for Social Security Expansion Grow Louder in Washington
+ From NYT - Paying With Cash Hurts. That's Also Why It Feels So Good.
3. AI UPDATE
Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere in your daily life and that trend will only increase. Powerful computers are crunching every connected movement you make. "The [AI] movement can be thought of as a spread of computing intelligence everywhere, on wheels and wings, in your pocket and all through your house." From NYT - Reasons to Believe the A.I. Boom Is Real
But hold on. There's this...
Recent EU regulations, set to take affect in 2018, challenge just about everything big U.S. tech firms (think Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, and Facebook) are currently doing with AI and machine learning. "Ultimately, the conundrums presented by the new EU regulations will extend to everything. Machine learning is the way of the future." From Wired - Artificial Intelligence Is Setting Up the Internet for a Huge Clash With Europe
4. BABY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE
Put your jacket on or you're going to catch your death of pneumonia. Not so fast. "This week, as a few of us sniffle with summer colds, the emails are all about a new study that they think proves that cold weather makes you more likely to catch a cold. I’m sorry to say that this continues to be a myth. Research doesn’t support it." From NYT - Repeat After Me: Cold Does Not Increase Odds of Catching Cold
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But hold on. There's this...
Recent EU regulations, set to take affect in 2018, challenge just about everything big U.S. tech firms (think Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, and Facebook) are currently doing with AI and machine learning. "Ultimately, the conundrums presented by the new EU regulations will extend to everything. Machine learning is the way of the future." From Wired - Artificial Intelligence Is Setting Up the Internet for a Huge Clash With Europe
4. BABY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE
Put your jacket on or you're going to catch your death of pneumonia. Not so fast. "This week, as a few of us sniffle with summer colds, the emails are all about a new study that they think proves that cold weather makes you more likely to catch a cold. I’m sorry to say that this continues to be a myth. Research doesn’t support it." From NYT - Repeat After Me: Cold Does Not Increase Odds of Catching Cold
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